2022 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2021 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2020 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2022 Season:
• Appeared in 16 games in his final season as a Demon.
• tossed two scoreless innings in an April 26 start at Grambling.
• worked a scoreless inning April 20 at Louisiana Tech.
• tossed a scoreless inning in an April 1 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, his fifth straight scoreless appearance.
• picked up a save in his second consecutive appearance with a scoreless inning against Grambling on March 23.
• collected his first career save, recording the final two outs in a win against South Dakota State on March 19.
• tossed a scoreless inning against Oklahoma in his Feb. 27 season debut.
2021 Season:
• Made nine appearances, including three starts, in his second season as a Demon.
• equaled his career high with four strikeouts in two innings of relief in an April 24 win against Nicholls (Game 2).
• earned the win in relief, working three innings and allowing two runs, in an April 18 series-finale victory at Houston Baptist.
• made the first weekend start of his career in the series finale against Incarnate Word on March 14.
• picked up the first win of his NSU career, working a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts against Tarleton (Game 2) on Feb. 27.
• worked four innings against ULM on Feb. 24 in his first start of the season.
2020 Season:
• Appeared in six games, starting one in his first year as a Demon.
• twice worked 4 1-3 innings -- against North Alabama (0 ER, 4 K) and at Southern (1 ER).
• made his first career start, allowing an unearned run at UL Lafayette on Feb. 26.
• tossed two perfect innings with a strikeout in his NSU debut, finishing an 11-0 win against Wichita State on Feb. 14.
• Lettered two seasons at Hinds Community College where his pitching coach was former NSU assistant Nick Ammirati.
• named team’s top pitcher as a sophomore, pitching to a 2.90 ERA and helping Hinds to a playoff appearance.
• helped pitch Hinds to the regionals as a freshman, posting a 3.50 ERA.
• graduated with a 3.7 grade point average and earned the Eagle Award for character.
• started his career at Louisiana Tech, redshirting his one season there.
High School:
• Six-year letterman for coaches Doug Shanks and Brandon Benton at Central Hinds.
• named to the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen and was an all-state and all-conference selection as a senior.
• named conference MVP and top pitcher as a senior, posting a 0.84 ERA while hitting .452.
• all-state selection as a junior, hitting .420 and pitching to a 1.20 ERA, also earning conference MVP honors.
• all-conference selection as a sophomore (.389 batting average) and as a freshman (.430 average, 1.70 ERA).
• helped lead Central Hinds to four conference championships and top-six finishes at state all four years, including a runner-up finish as a senior
• six-year basketball letterman earned three all-conference honors.
• member of the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta honor society.
• graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.
Personal:
• Born Dec. 17, 1997.
• son of Sonya and Brad Banes.
• majoring in business administration and holds a 3.8 grade point average.
• plans to work for his father and run the family business after his father retires.
• life’s ambition is to “spread God’s word in everything I do.”
